by Maggie Hyde | Jul 10, 2010 | Faith, Ethics + Spirituality
States Allowing Corporal Punishment Alabama Arkansas Arizona Colorado Florida Georgia Idaho Indiana Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Missouri Mississippi North Carolina New Mexico Oklahoma South Carolina Tennessee Texas Wyoming data courtesy the U.S. Department of Education...
by Maggie Hyde | Jul 1, 2010 | Faith, Ethics + Spirituality
WASHINGTON — Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan has atheists, humanists and agnostics worried. Kagan, who has no previous experience on the bench, is undergoing confirmation hearings in the Senate this week in which she will field questions ranging from her...
by Dean DeChiaro & Phoebe Tollefson | Jun 11, 2010 | Faith, Ethics + Spirituality
Members of the local Baha’i community share views on spirituality and world peace. Chika Oduah/MNS Founded in the mid-19th century, the Baha’i faith is the youngest of the world’s major monotheistic religions. Many scholars say it is the second-most...
by Eleanor Goldberg | Jun 10, 2010 | Faith, Ethics + Spirituality, Topics
WASHINGTON—When Faryn Hart settled into her seat at the weekly Shabbat table set for 20, she also settled into the role her grandmother expected her to play. Yes–I will study medicine. Yes–I will marry an engineer. Yes–I got an A on my exam. Inasmuch...
by Eleanor Goldberg | Jun 8, 2010 | Faith, Ethics + Spirituality
Get the Flash Player to see this content. Supporters defend Israel’s role in the Gaza-bound flotilla raid at the White House Eleanor Goldberg/MNS WASHINGTON–About a thousand protestors gathered in Miami this weekend to defend the Israeli Defense Force’s...
by Dean DeChiaro & Phoebe Tollefson | May 27, 2010 | Faith, Ethics + Spirituality
African-Americans share thoughts on atheism and Christianity WASHINGTON– Standing before a room full of fellow African-Americans, Jamila Bey took a deep breath and announced she’s come out of the closet. Her soul-bearing declaration is nearly taboo, she...
